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After India's rice export bans, some U.S. Indian grocery stores ration rice sales

7:01pm August 03, 2023

by Rahul Bali

Some Indian grocery stores have started rationing rice sales to prevent people from hoarding. It comes after India stopped the export of some types of rice to control prices.

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Paris honors the handwritten word by setting up 1,700 desks for a public dictée

6:34pm August 03, 2023

by Eleanor Beardsley

In France, the time-honored tradition of the dictee — or dictation — is alive and well. Recently, 1,700 desks were set up on the Champs Elysees in Paris for the world's largest dictee session.

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Lizzo performs at the Governors Ball Music Festival in the Queens borough of New York in June.

Lizzo says hostile work environment allegations against her are 'unbelievable'

5:07pm August 03, 2023

by Dustin Jones

The four-time Grammy winning artist known for championing women and body positivity, denies allegations a lawsuit by former employees that they experienced weight-shaming and other troubling demands.

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For 'Such Kindness' novelist Andre Dubus III, chronic pain is a fact of life

1:47pm August 03, 2023

by Terry Gross

Dubus III talks about the injuries he faced when he was a carpenter, and how his relationship changed with his father after the senior Dubus was struck by a car and never walked again.

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Juvenile performs at NPR's Tiny Desk in Washington, D.C., on June 14, 2023.

As hip-hop turns 50, Tiny Desk rolls out the hits

10:38am August 03, 2023

For the 50th anniversary of hip-hop in August, NPR Music is pulling together all of its hip-hop Tiny Desk Concerts — the sleeper hits and the all-time favorites, plus some behind-the-scenes gossip.

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Post Malone chases happiness, chicken nuggets and love in new album 'Austin'

8:25am August 03, 2023

Hip-hop superstar Post Malone shares stories of fatherhood, self-doubt and why he named his latest album after his real name.

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Oprah, Meryl Streep and more have donated at least $1 million to help striking actors

5:33pm August 02, 2023

by Ayana Archie

The SAG-AFTRA Foundation has raised $15 million over the past three weeks for its emergency fund. The Entertainment Community Fund has received over $6 million since the WGA went on strike.

Remembering actor Angus Cloud of 'Euphoria,' dead at 25

5:26pm August 02, 2023

Angus Cloud, best known for his role on HBO's Euphoria died Monday at the age of 25. He was spotted to play Fezco, the drug dealer with a heart of gold, by a casting scout on a street in New York.

Author Steven Millhauser doesn't mind if his new stories leave you uneasy

4:43pm August 02, 2023

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with author Steven Millhauser about new collection of short stories, Disruptions, that describe fantastical situations that deal with obsessions, fixations and extremes.

The unassumingly brilliant 'Reservation Dogs' is back for its third and final season

4:43pm August 02, 2023

by Eric Deggans

The third and final season of Reservation Dogs debuts on Hulu Wednesday. It's the unassuming, touching and authentic story of a group of young Native Americans trying to find their place in the world.